CU-Boulder police arrest 3 suspected of stealing 20K in copper from site

By Mitchell Byars, Camera Staff Writer

Posted:
02/03/2014 03:03:21 PM MST

Updated:
02/04/2014 09:10:38 AM MST

University of Colorado police arrested three people over the weekend who were pulled over while allegedly hauling more than $20,000 worth of copper stolen from the CU Recreation Center construction site.

On Friday, Boulder police pulled over a truck towing a flatbed trailer near Broadway and Iris Avenue because the trailer did not have visible plates or working taillights, said CU police Cmdr. Robert Axmacher.

Axmacher said Boulder police found copper in the back of the trailer and contacted CU police, who were able to determine the copper was stolen from the Recreation Center's construction site on campus.

All three people in the car -- Jacob Khein Garrett, 41; Kathy Lynn Jauch, 45; and David Edward King, 47 -- were arrested.

Garrett faces charges of theft between $20,000 to $99,000, possession of burglary tools and forgery, while Jauch and King are both facing charges of theft $20,000 to $99,000, possession of burglary tools and conspiracy.

Axmacher said detectives are doing further investigation on the case, and more details were not immediately available.

Garret and Jauch remain in custody while King is free on bond, according to jail records. They are due in court Wednesday for a formal filing of charges.